Investigation Files

Public Record(s) Pertaining to the Anna Kepner Investigation

11/18/25 Response 11/17/25 Emergency Relief Motion 11/17/25 Motion to Continue

This document is the response of Shauntel Hudson (the Mother) to Thomas Hudson’s (the Father) Emergency Mo tion for Temporary Relief in their family law case regarding custody and visitation of their two minor children. This is a legal argument contesting the father’s request for temporary relief and detailing the ongoing investigations, safety measures in place, and concerns about the children’s well-being.

  1. Emergency Motion: The father filed an emergency motion requesting temporary relief. The response argues that the father’s motion should be denied. The mother claims there was no violent altercation between her and the eldest child (who is now an adult) and that the allegations made by the father, including an accusation of domestic violence, were false.
  2. Ongoing Investigations: The document states that there is an open investigation by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the FBI involving the father’s potential domestic violence towards the minor children. Additionally, there is an FBI investigation regarding the death of a child related to the stepfather ( Anna) that took place during a recent cruise, with T.H. (stepbrother) being a suspect in this death.
  3. Suspect “T.H.”: The parties signed a stipulation on/about November 17, 2025 that the minor child “T.H.” will be living with a relative of the respondent/mother to ensure the safety of the youngest child as well as the safety of the remaining child of the step-father.
  4. Request for Denial: Shauntel Hudson requests that the father’s emergency motion for temporary relief be denied, emphasizing that there is no current emergency or need for immediate action, and the case should proceed through the court’s regular process.

This document is an Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief filed by the Petitioner, Thomas Hudson, in a Florida divorce case. The motion requests immediate court intervention regarding the couple’s two minor children due to alleged serious and immediate risks to their welfare while in the mother’s care (pp. 1-2). 

Key Allegations and Grounds for Relief

  • Serious Allegations: The motion details a violent altercation involving the mother and her paramour and an adult child, and alleges that the parties’ 16-year-old minor child is now a suspect in a death that occurred during a cruise the mother took the children on without the father’s consent (p. 1).
  • Parental Alienation & Violation of Orders: The Petitioner claims the Respondent (mother) has continually denied him his ordered parenting time since her relocation and is actively alienating the children from him, willfully violating previous court orders (pp. 1-2).
  • Risk to Youngest Child: The Petitioner asserts the youngest child is at immediate risk of abuse, abandonment, or neglect in the mother’s care (p. 2). 

Requested Relief

The Petitioner requests the court to enter an immediate order for the following actions (p. 3):

  • Placing the youngest child in the Petitioner’s care.
  • Addressing the placement and living situation of the sixteen-year-old child.
  • Awarding the father additional parenting time to compensate for the time he was denied.
  • Requiring both parties to cooperate with appropriate services for the children.
  • Requiring the Respondent to pay the Petitioner’s attorney’s fees and costs incurred due to these issues.

This document is an Emergency Motion for Continuance of Hearing filed by the Respondent/Former Wife, Shauntel Hudson, in a Florida family law case against the Petitioner/Former Husband, Thomas Hudson.  The case is in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in Brevard County, Florida, Case No.: 2024-DR-52505. The filing date of the motion was November 17, 2025.

Key Points

  • Request for Continuance: The motion requests to postpone a scheduled December 17, 2025, hearing on a motion for contempt and enforcement (pp. 1-2).
  • Grounds for Continuance: The reason for the request is an “extremely sensitive and severe circumstance” involving an FBI investigation into the sudden death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, which occurred on a Carnival Cruise on November 7, 2025 (p. 1).
  • Involvement: The Respondent (Shauntel Hudson), her minor children from her marriage to the Petitioner, and her current husband (Anna Kepner’s father) were all on the cruise ship (p. 1).
  • Legal Concerns: Shauntel Hudson has been advised that a criminal case may be initiated against one of her minor children, who is now considered a suspect in the death (p. 2).
  • Privilege Against Self-Incrimination: The motion argues that any testimony the Respondent might give in the family law case could be prejudicial to herself or her child in the pending criminal investigation, thus invoking her right against self-incrimination (p. 2).
  • Requested Outcome: The Respondent requests the family court hearing be continued until the FBI’s criminal investigation has concluded (p. 2).